To pronounce "dough", say DOUGH — one syllable, IPA /dʌf/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/dʌf/
IPA
"dough" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with apropos and show, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: doe, dau, doh — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“Pizza dough is very stretchy.”
“Hey Martin, we are playing a hold'em card game for some dough, would you like to join?”
verb
“The flour was doughed with a suitable quantity of water.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Dough" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "dough" is /dʌf/.
Dough: A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
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